Leadership or strategy change
A change of CEO, CFO or strategy requires a clear equity story and a confident market introduction.
Independent advice. Stronger decisions. Greater accountability.
Expert Investor Relations.
Precisely when it matters.
Hammersmith Advisory provides experienced investor relations leadership to UK and Irish operating companies, alongside specialist counsel for listed investment companies.
Operating companies
Ways to engage.
Every engagement is led personally by Jonathon McManus and shaped around the company’s circumstances.
01A defined starting point
IR Review
An independent assessment of the investment case, shareholder base and communications, ending with a clear action plan for the board.
02Flexible senior capacity
Fractional Head of IR
Experienced leadership for results, reporting, investor targeting and board advice, scaled to the company’s needs.
03When the stakes rise
Special Situations
Focused counsel during transactions, leadership changes, activism and periods of sustained shareholder pressure.
Investment companies
Specialist counsel for investment companies.
Investment companies face a distinct set of investor relations challenges. The market must understand the mandate, sources of return, differentiation and the respective roles of the board and investment manager.
Hammersmith works with boards and managers to strengthen the investment case, understand shareholder sentiment and respond effectively to discount pressure and strategic change.
When Hammersmith helps
Discount and shareholder pressure
A persistent discount or changing shareholder base requires a clear understanding of investor sentiment and the available strategic response.
Weak differentiation
The mandate, sources of return or competitive position are not being communicated with sufficient clarity.
Governance or adviser review
The board needs an independent assessment of its effectiveness, service providers or adviser arrangements.
Strategic change
A strategic review, corporate action, continuation decision or activist challenge requires coordinated communication and engagement.
Investment companies
Ways to engage.
Every engagement is led personally by Jonathon McManus and shaped around the board’s priorities and the company’s circumstances.
01Independent board perspective
Board and Governance
Independent reviews of board effectiveness, adviser arrangements, service providers and the division of responsibilities between the board and investment manager.
02Sharper market narrative
Positioning and Communications
Development of the investment proposition, differentiation, reporting, results materials and shareholder communications.
03Shareholder intelligence
Shareholder Strategy and Special Situations
Register analysis, investor targeting and advice on discounts, capital allocation, activism and strategic events.
Founder & Principal
Jonathon McManus
More than 20 years in public markets.
Jonathon has more than 20 years’ experience across investor relations, investment management and capital markets in London and New York.
He has advised boards and executive teams, supported companies undertaking IPOs on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market, and worked extensively with institutional investors in the UK and internationally. His experience spans investment propositions, results and reporting, marketing and communications, shareholder engagement, transactions and capital raising.
Before founding Hammersmith Advisory, Jonathon was Head of Investor Relations at FTSE 250-listed RIT Capital Partners. Earlier roles included Schroders, Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Asset Management. He began his career as an investment writer and holds an MA in International Relations from the University of St Andrews.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, he hails from Hammersmith.
A confidential first conversation